Virtual doctor visit services are moving into the mainstream. Anna Wilde Mathews discusses the growing trend of connecting patients from their homes with physicians whom they meet via online video or phone.

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... I ... next time you want to see you might actually to ... go to the doctor's office we got Anna Mathews joining us now from Los Angeles tells all about this ... how could this possibly walk if I wanted to say made by the method of as I walk ... well you outlined the service and that's another leg actually she's a doctor friend Isabelle was that on some just have a doctor call you or reach out to you on line ... and ... doctors must be available to you within a few minutes after you contact them ... on using a webcam right that's the key here is the way a web cam business so ... like way using ... webcams now that you could you could be my doctor right ... fortunately for you I am not ... yes ... there they they are critical to finance their some services that they'll ... do it by fountains at the new one that will be rolling up for WellPoint will only be on line video only when the enabled Dr saw that the start of webcams and then they say they will expand it to your smartphone for your tablets ... media but people will be and why why are they doing this ... well they're they're couple reasons one is they think consumers will like it added up like the convenience and that will be a selling point for than as an insurer ... in four years which are are offering these also a it's a nice benefits but there's always always the financial underpinnings of a couple things there one is that ... is widely expected to be worsening shortage of primary care doctors in this country it's equally as more people gain insurance in twenty fourteen ... so they really are getting to see your doctor in this might be a valuable alternative sch and the others that they hope it'll save money so the point is that ... if people are seeing and sticking with a doctor see as a doctor on line ... that's a lot cheaper reinsurer or the player then if that person decides to go to the emergency room the middle of the night to to figure out what's going on ... I'm sure you have the expense of that you know of employee as planned way you can you give run-up some on all sides to trying get some help with something maybe some desktop support of something ... and it doesn't really work for a while because then remote and they don't really you know that I see bright by EU to thing McCabe a bit of a hand account with this ... Ch there's a lot of concern for regulators and some from some opposition groups that these services really may not be able to provide the best care ... the advocates of the services data for certain things they work really well and someone calls up and they have all been signs of a sinus infection and Nate ... had an infection the past ... eleven is ... you really need to look at them in person to diagnose and prescribe the drug ... and others argued that for anything you really need to have that touch and see a doctor look in your throat or ... just be there we eat it to make a fortnight is is treating ... one and all the things of that though they like this ... well it seems like a mixed bag some of the ... physician groups are arguing that gas has to be valuable but it really only works when ... you are having a video console with a doctor you see in in person as well real life and I have a relationship with Dr and son's doctor in another state you you know in a scene when some of the Encana never see again so some doctors argue ... that ... by doctors that work for the services say they feel they can ... provide a convenient and helpful service and that's why it's just like ... in when they're on call for a colleague and that there's really no reason for the half to ... get your time ... see we're a routine stop cheating by someone's has seen you in person at some point ... out that while he acted to all this is the plan could work in some cases though ... that would be good news to us thank you very much Anna Mathews who would appreciate your time to buy ... it was in you can read mall man on WSJ don't call my great story that